I have experienced a few meets that I am absolutely crushed after I swim. In my first meet back after a 8yr "break" I swam a 100 Fr and was toast for the rest of the meet.
Since that point 2 years ago, This seems to only happen in 200's or the 400 IM. Symptoms are totally drained, overheating, even light headed, for 20-40 minutes after I swim. Basically I am incapable of doing anything for this time span.
I would assume it has to do with a level of fitness. But my question is how can I introduce training that will help me minimize this effect? FYI, I swim more or less 3-5x/wk, about 1- 1.5 miles over the course of an hour... I am 5'11" and a portly 230...
Chris
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Hey Chris,
I'll repeat my posting mantra--
"Ya gotta swim fast to swim fast."
Do you practice sprints in your workouts? If you don't,
how do you expect your body to react in competition?
I think you need to practice race pace stuff at least a
couple of times a week. Mel Goldstine has posted some
"middle aged mortal" workouts that sound good.
I'm 49. My body tells me not to race more than one
200 yd+ race per meet, otherwise---toast.
Twice a week, prior to competition, I'll
try to do broken sets with decreasing intervals of the
race pace totalling three times the yardage of the race.
Say your goal is 2:10 for a 200 yd free---
try holding 50's at 30-31 sec x 4 at 60 sec intervals one week.
Do this three times. Rest whatever you need between sets
to complete each set.
Next week, ratchect down to :55, then :50, etc. Do this
three times the race distance or, in this case, 600 yards of race pace.
I swim 3000- 4000 yards /day 4xs/week.
Swim fast to swim fast.;)
Hey Chris,
I'll repeat my posting mantra--
"Ya gotta swim fast to swim fast."
Do you practice sprints in your workouts? If you don't,
how do you expect your body to react in competition?
I think you need to practice race pace stuff at least a
couple of times a week. Mel Goldstine has posted some
"middle aged mortal" workouts that sound good.
I'm 49. My body tells me not to race more than one
200 yd+ race per meet, otherwise---toast.
Twice a week, prior to competition, I'll
try to do broken sets with decreasing intervals of the
race pace totalling three times the yardage of the race.
Say your goal is 2:10 for a 200 yd free---
try holding 50's at 30-31 sec x 4 at 60 sec intervals one week.
Do this three times. Rest whatever you need between sets
to complete each set.
Next week, ratchect down to :55, then :50, etc. Do this
three times the race distance or, in this case, 600 yards of race pace.
I swim 3000- 4000 yards /day 4xs/week.
Swim fast to swim fast.;)
